What kind of home is 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ sell for?

17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ last sold for £120,000 in July 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £108,000 in March 2014, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2014 and July 2017, 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ rose from £108,000 to £120,000, a change of £12,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in February 2012. It has dropped from a B recorded in October 2008. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (583 sq ft), around 54 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NN5 4DQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ use?

The latest EPC at 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ in?

17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ sits in Upton, Northampton, Northampton. It falls within the NN5 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

What is crime like near 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

Police records around 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The closest primary school to 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is Upton Meadows Primary School (285m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Duston School (1.9km).

How well connected is 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Ashby Wood Drive, NN5 4DQ is Square, 153m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Ashby Wood Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DQ

Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

583 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 17 Ashby Wood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Ashby Wood Drive is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Upton, Northampton, Northampton (NN5 4DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–192 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 25 units on file.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2014–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 21.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Ashby Wood Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2022

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2012

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2012from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromB81toC79

Main Fuel

GasCommunity

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Floor Insulation

PartialInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting

7%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Ashby Wood Drive, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Ashby Wood Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

13applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Ashby Wood Drive valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£146,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£120,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

27 July 2017Most recent
£120,000
+11.1%over 3 years
7 March 2014
£108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN5 4DQ: £299,995 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in NN5 4DQ

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On the street

Versus other Ashby Wood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 Ashby Wood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,217

Street avg £2,092

Above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northampton district page.

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Upton Meadows Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN5 4DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN5 4DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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